Charlotte Caffey Quotes

I've never been much of a guitarist. I mean, I've played forever, but I was always more of a rhythm kind of guy. I don't read music.

I have no guitar technique.

My chosen instrument is guitar and, fortunately, I'm able to muddle through that. I can play guitar to the point where I can express myself artistically.

Guitar playing isn't really for everybody.

I've played the guitar since I was 12, and just taught myself songs chord by chord.

Besides being a guitar player, I'm a big fan of the guitar. I love that damn instrument.

I was never really a virtuoso guitar player per se.

I practice on the acoustic guitar a little bit, but I think I have reached the peak of my talent.

I know a few chords on the guitar, but I wouldn't be able do a show or even be part of a jam session with one.

I think I always wished I could play guitar as well as Jimi Hendrix.

I was learning guitar as the band was beginning, at least in terms of being a lead guitar player. I could write songs, but I couldn't really play solos.

I find it quite easy to play chords, and, you know, that was all I ever did. I never wanted to be a lead guitarist.

The only one I can play like is Johnny Ramone. I would love to be able to play like other great guitarists, but my mind doesn't work like that.

I'm into playing guitars, not into figuring out what else goes on with them.

I was never much of a bass player.

The guitar is the easiest instrument to play and the hardest to play well.

What interested me about Chuck Berry was the way he could step out of the rhythm part with such ease, throwing in a nice, simple riff, and then drop straight into the feel of it again. We used to play a lot more rhythm stuff. We'd do away with the differences between lead and rhythm guitar. You can't go into a shop and ask for a "lead guitar". You're a guitar player, and you play a guitar.

I play the guitar a little bit.

I play enough guitar to get by. I don't like to play guitar live.

I played guitar when I was a kid a little bit. I can tool around with a guitar, but I'm certainly not a musician.

I'm not musical myself.

I just want to be a better guitar player, really.

I've always known from the time I was eight years old what I wanted to do. I would have been fairly content to be someone's lead guitar player.

For whatever reason, all my friends are musical wizards and in great bands, but yeah, it really skipped over me. It's one art form that I can just sit back and appreciate and no have thoughts on. If I watch a movie, I always think, 'Oh, I'd have done this.' But with music, I can just sit back and think, 'All right, this is great!'

I discovered early on that I was more of a strummer than a picker.